"Nothing would induce me to be associated with such a project. A college [for women] would mean the loss of tender home bloom of womanliness which is a more precious thing than any proficiency in knowledge." Charlotte Yonge
"It is a rare thing to meet with a lady who does not suffer from headaches, langour [sic], hysteria or some illness showing a want of stamina. Dullness is not healthy, and the lives of ladies, it must be confessed, are exceedingly dull." Emily Davies
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quotes: Brandon, Ruth. Governess: The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres. Waller & Company, New York: 2008.
portrait: an idyllic Victorian couple
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